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Broadcast Pro
01-07-2025
- Business
- Broadcast Pro
MultiChoice Nigeria slashes DStv decoder price by 50%
The move is viewed as an effort to address falling subscriber numbers and make DStv more accessible during Nigeria's economic challenges. MultiChoice Nigeria has announced a major price cut on its DStv decoder, reducing the cost from ₦20,000 ($13.01) to ₦10,000 ($6.50) in a bid to reverse falling subscriptions and attract new customers. The company unveiled the move as part of its 'We Got You' campaign, designed to ease financial pressure on households and reinforce the value of DStv's entertainment offering. John Ugbe, CEO of MultiChoice Nigeria, said the initiative aims to make premium content more affordable and to remind viewers that DStv is more than just a sports platform. 'We want to ensure our customers feel appreciated and have access to the best entertainment every day,' he said, noting that the decoder discount is just one part of a broader effort to highlight the service's variety, from drama and movies to kids' programming and news. Alongside the price reduction, MultiChoice is offering a limited-time promotion: between June 16 and July 31, 2025, subscribers who pay their current package in full will be upgraded to the next package tier at no extra cost. The measures come in response to challenging economic conditions that have hurt consumer spending. MultiChoice reported a loss of 1.4m subscribers in Nigeria between March 2023 and March 2025, a decline attributed to the country's downturn and multiple price hikes. Over the past year alone, the company has increased subscription fees three times — in April and November 2023, and again in April 2024 — with the latest adjustment taking effect in May. MultiChoice stated that the decoder price cut and bonus upgrade are part of a strategy to stabilise its subscriber base and reaffirm its commitment to delivering daily value to Nigerian households.
Yahoo
13-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Universal Music Group Partners With Music Health Alliance for Musician Mental Health Fund
Earlier this month, Chappell Roan closed her rousing Grammy Awards speech with a pointed question: 'Labels, we got you, but do you got us?' That one moment of advocating for artists to have access to livable wages and healthcare has already inspired tangible results in the music industry. Universal Music Group has partnered with the Music Health Alliance to launch the Music Industry Mental Health Fund, which will provide mental health services to current and former music professionals, even those not connected to UMG. 'We have been working on ways to establish a streamlined pathway for mental health access, funding, and care planning,' UMG's Chief Impact Officer Susan Mazo shared in a statement. The service isn't a sudden response to recent discourse around healthcare in the music industry, though the timing isn't insignificant. UMG and MHA previously launched a healthcare access program in 2021. 'Growing and continuing our partnership with Tatum and the Music Health Alliance was the most natural way to ensure continuous and effective mental health support for anyone working in our industry,' Mazo added. More from Rolling Stone Noah Kahan, Fall Out Boy, and Green Day to Headline Maryland's Ocean Calling Festival Madonna Praises Sabrina Carpenter's 'Vogue' Cover Ariana Grande Says She Advised 'Wicked' Rivals Auditioning for Same Role The Music Industry Mental Health Fund will provide referrals to mental health counselors and psychiatrists and assist with financial costs through grants and other funding resources. 'Music Health Alliance possesses the comprehensive resources necessary to address the full spectrum of mental health needs for music industry professionals,' MHA Founder and CEO Tatum Hauck Allsep said. 'This includes financial assistance, a continuum of care for both mental and physical health, and wraparound services such as psychiatric support, facilitation of intensive outpatient and inpatient programs, and data collection.' Earlier this week, Roan announced a partnership with Backline, a non-profit organization providing music industry professionals with access to mental health and wellness resources. Her initial $25,000 donation has since been matched by Charli XCX, Sabrina Carpenter, Lauv, and Noah Kahan, who previously partnered with Backline for his own non-profit mental health foundation, The Busyhead Project. Live Nation, AEG Global Touring, the Wasserman Foundation, and more donated the same amount, per the official We Got You campaign site. Earlier this week, Ariana Grande called on music, television, and film companies to provide mental health resources for young performers, including weekly therapy sessions. 'It's so important that these record labels, these studios, these TV studios, these big production companies make it a part of the contract when you sign on to do something that's going to change your life in that way, on that scale,' the actress and singer said on the WTF with Marc Maron podcast. 'You need a therapist to be seeing several times a week.' Best of Rolling Stone The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
